Director, Talent Acquisition

About Us   Solar Landscape is the nation’s leading distributed energy infrastructure company, transforming commercial real estate into a source of new power by deploying solar and storage at scale. Partnering with more than 170+ commercial real estate owners, the company develops, builds, owns, and operates distributed energy projects that deliver new capacity to the grid in as little as 12 months while generating long-term income for commercial and industrial property owners. 

Proven by our performance, backed by institutional capital, and trusted by the biggest names in commercial real estate, we’re building the future of energy, and it shows:

• Recognized by the Financial Times as one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. in 2025
• Named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies
• Ranked the #1 commercial rooftop solar developer by Solar Power World in both 2025 and 2026 

That doesn’t happen without a team of smart, driven, and down-to-earth people who are serious about doing excellent work—and fun to work with. At Solar Landscape, you’ll be challenged, trusted with responsibility, and surrounded by people who thrive in our fast-paced environment. Career growth here isn’t limited by title or a rigid path: people who take ownership and deliver are given opportunities to stretch, lead, and make an impact. Along the way, you’ll be supported by great benefits, professional development, and a culture that values authenticity, collaboration, and accountability. 

Across our headquarters in Asbury Park, New Jersey and our offices in New York City, Chicago, and Baltimore, Solar Landscape employees are building something that matters, deploying critical energy infrastructure that creates long-term value for communities, property owners, and the grid. Come join us. 

About The Role

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the company-wide talent acquisition strategy aligned to business growth objectives
• Partner with executive and functional leaders to forecast hiring needs and translate business goals into actionable hiring plans
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing recruiting team, setting clear goals, metrics, and accountability
• Design and optimize scalable recruiting processes to improve speed, quality, and candidate experience
• Establish and track key recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, quality of hire, funnel conversion) to drive data-informed decisions
• Lead employer branding initiatives to position the company as a top destination for talent
• Partner with People/HR leadership on workforce planning, organizational design, and headcount strategy
• Oversee and elevate candidate experience across all touchpoints
• Implement tools, systems, and best practices to support a growing organization
• Partner with hiring managers to raise the bar on talent quality and interview effectiveness
• Ensure equitable and inclusive hiring practices across the organization
• Own internal talent mobility strategy, partnering with People leadership to ensure visibility into internal talent and reduce reliance on external hiring
• Partner on succession planning for critical roles, ensuring strong internal pipelines aligned to long-term business needs. 

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of experience in talent acquisition, including 3-5+ years leading and developing recruiting teams
• Proven track record of building and scaling high-performing recruiting functions in a high-growth environment
• Experience owning company-wide hiring strategy, workforce planning, and headcount forecasting in partnership with executive leadership
• Demonstrated success hiring across multiple functions (e.g., construction operations, technical, corporate) and levels, including senior leadership roles, with a preference for deep experience in construction-related roles in the renewable energy industry
• Strong analytical mindset with experience using recruiting metrics (e.g., time-to-fill, funnel conversion, quality of hire) to drive decisions and improvements
• Experience designing and optimizing end-to-end recruiting processes, systems, and candidate experience
• Ability to influence and partner with senior stakeholders, including C-suite, to align hiring with business priorities
• Track record of building employer brand and talent attraction strategies in competitive markets
• Experience implementing or scaling recruiting tools (ATS, CRM, sourcing tools) and leveraging them effectively
• Strong leadership and coaching capability, with a focus on developing recruiters and hiring managers
• Deep understanding of inclusive hiring practices and ability to embed them into recruiting processes
• Ability to operate strategically while staying close to execution to unblock teams and drive results
• Experience in construction or construction-adjacent companies strongly preferred
• Experience in a scaling or fast-paced environment with comfort navigating ambiguity
• Experience owning or partnering on internal talent mobility strategies to ensure strong internal pipelines for critical roles
• Proven ability to build and leverage internal talent pipelines, including ownership of internal mobility and partnership on succession planning for key roles. 

Benefits and Perks

Solar Landscape’s company culture is second to none. 

Our employees combine our mission, grit and drive with a rebel’s attitude that is changing the industry: 

• Located in the heart of historic Asbury Park, our state-of-the-art office space offers flexible workstations encouraging collaboration and movement.  

• Employees come together to eat every day! Like in a home, our gourmet kitchen is the heart of the office. Solar Landscape has a full-time in-house chef cooking daily farm-to-table meals using locally sourced organic food. 

• Also included for employees is our competitive compensation package; a 401(k) employer-match; health, dental, & vision insurance, flexible paid time off and holiday PTO; We provide healthy snacks, coffee, volunteer opportunities, company outings, and more!  Benefits and Perks   We offer competitive compensation and benefits designed to support you inside and outside of work:

• Training / Professional development opportunities

• 401(k) with 4% company match

• Summer Fridays

• Flexible remote/hybrid work options

• Paid parental leave

• Team lunches, events, and stocked kitchens

• Modern, collaborative office spaces in Asbury Park, New York City, Boston, Chicago, and Baltimore

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage

• Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance

  ADA Accommodation Statement   Solar Landscape is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please contact us at hr@solarlandscape.com.